Releasable container holder



Aug. 18, 1959 F. G. DOBBS ET AL RELEASABLE coNTANER HOLDER Filed Dec.13, 1956 Fran/i' G. B01722755 Ble/aken HB0 19s ATTORNEYS INVEN-roRsUnited Sta-e8 Pahf o 2,899,999 RELEASABLE CONTAINER HOLDER Frank G.Dobbs, Kew Gardens, and Stephan H. Dobbs, Elmhurst, N.Y.

Application December 13, 1956, Serial No. 628,024 4 Claims. (c1. 15o-34) It is among the objects of the invention to provide a containerholder that may readily be incorporated in a ladies handbag, wallet orthe like, that is simple in construction and not likely to becomederanged, that will securely retain a container, such as a cylindricallipstick case of a wide range of diameters, in position and permit readyrelease of such container by a relatively simple manipulation.

According to the invention, these objects are accomplished by thearrangement and combination of elements hereinafter described andparticularly recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which are shown one ormore of variouspossible embodiments of the several features of the invention:

Pig. 1 is a plan view of a handbag incorporating the invention, in openposition,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2--2 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is a View taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 2..

Referring now to the drawings, the container holder is illustrativelyshown incorporated in a ladies handbag 11 of conventional type.

As shown in Fig. 1, the handbag comprises a cover portion 12 and apocket portion 13 having a zipper fastener 14 to close the mouth of thepocket portion. Desirably, a rectangular sheet 15 of any suitablematerial having a rectangular cut-out 16, is secured to the wall 17 ofthe pocket portion 13. A mirror 18 is positioned between the sheet 15and wall 17, the surface of said mirror being exposed through thecut-out 16.

According to the invention, the wall 17 of pocket portion 13 hasparallel slots 21 therethrough, one on each side of the mirror 18.

Extending through each of the slots 21 are superimposed strips 22 and23, the juxtaposed inner ends 24 of which have lateral wings 25 of widthgreater than the length of the associated slot 21 to prevent outwardmovement of said inner ends through said slots.

A resilient member such as an elastic tape 27 is secured to eachvof suchends 24 and extends between the two pairs of strips 22 and 23.

Each of the strips 22 is of width at its outer end 28, which defines apull-tab, greater than the length of the associated slot 21 to definestop shoulders 31 which limit the inward movement of such strips 22under the tension of the elastic tape 27 through the slots 21. Theportion of each of the strips 23 which extend outwardly from theassociated slot 21, is reversely bent, as at 33 and the reversely bentportion extends back through the slot 21, the inner end 34 of said strip23 also having lateral wings 35 reinforced by a strip 35 to preventoutward movement thereof through the slot 21.

The reversely bent portion 33 defines a loop in which a suitablecontainer 36 such as a lipstick holder may be positioned. As the loopdiameter is initially smaller than that of the container 36, it isnecessary that the tab 28 be pulled outwardly against the tension ofelastic tape "ICC,

2 Y Y 27. The outward movement of strip 22 will valso movethe strip 23connected thereto'outwardly to enlargether diameter of the loop.v Thecontainer' is inserted into the enlarged loop and the tab 28 isthenreleased.y `By1reas^on of the tension of the tape 27, the Vstrips22 and23 willbe" V moved inwardly so that the diameteroff the loop wi1l"'be"-`decreased. Thus, the loop portion 33 of strip"23 will snugly engage thecontainer 36 to 'retain Vit in position-"74" With the construction abovedescribed, which may read- 0 ily be incorporated in a handbag or wallet,containers ofi various diameters vmay be securely yet releasablyretained in position'. "l V As the speciiication and drawings aredirectedptorone specific embodiment of the invention, it'A is intendedVthat@ all matter therein contained shall be interpreted as illustrativeand not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A container holder comprising a support having a. slot, a stripextending through said slot and slidably mounted with respect thereto,resilient, means operatively connected at one end to the inner end ofsaid strip, means substantially to restrain the other end of saidresilient means from movement when tension is applied to the lirst namedend thereof, said resilient means thereby normally retaining the stripin retracted position, a second strip extending through said slot, saidresilient means also being operatively connected at its first named endto the inner end of said second strip, the portion of said second stripextending outwardly through said slot defining a loop positioned injuxtaposition to the outer portion of said first strip, the free end ofsaid second strip extending back through said slot, and means on thefree end of said second strip to prevent outward movement thereofthrough said slot.

2. A container holder comprising a support having a slot, a stripextending through said slot, stop means on the outer portion of saidstrip to limit the inward movement thereof into said slot, resilientmeans operatively connected at one end to the inner end of said strip,means substantially to restrain the other end of said resilient meansfrom movement when tension is applied to the first named end thereof,said resilient means thereby normally retaining the strip in retractedposition, a second strip extending through said slot, said resilientmeans also being operatively connected at its iirst named end to theinner end of said second strip to maintain both of said strips undertension, means to-limit the outward movement of said strips through saidslot, the portion of said second strip extending outwardly through saidslot defining a loop positioned in juxtaposition to the outer portion ofsaid iirst strip, the free end of said second strip extending backthrough said slot, and means on the free end of said second strip toprevent outward movement thereof through said slot.

3. A container holder comprising a support having a slot, a stripextending through said slot, the outer end of said strip being ofgreater width than the length of said slot to define stop shoulders tolimit the inward movement of said strip into said slot, an elastic tapeaffixed at one end to the inner end of said strip, means substantiallyto restrain the other end of said tape from movement when tension isapplied to the first named end thereof, said tape thereby exertingtension against the strip to retain said latter in retracted position, asecond strip extending through said slot, said elastic tape also beingoperatively connected at its first named end to the inner end of saidsecond strip to maintain both of said strips under tension, said seco-ndstrip having lateral wings at its inner end of greater width than thelength of said slot to limit the outward movement of said second stripthrough said slot,

, r2,899,999 Y f the portion;r of said second strip extending outwardlythrough said slot dening ,a loop positioned in juxtaposition to theouter portion of said rst strip, the free end of said second stripextending back through said slot, and means on thejfree'endof` saidsecond strip to preventoutward Imofvernent thereoffthrough said slot.

i 4, A container holder comprisinga support having Val p air ofY spacedparallel slots; a pair of strips each of the strips of :the pairrextending respectively through an'associaterdV slot, the outer ends ofeach of said strips being of greater width than the length of theassociated slot to define stop` shoulders to limitthe inward movement ofsaid strips into said slots, an elastic tape aixed at'its ends totheinner ends respectively of said'strips and exerting tensionmagainstthe latter to retain said strip in retracted position, a second pairlofstrips, each of the strips of thei secondA pair extending respectivelythrough said associatednslot, said'elastic tape also being operativelycon- 'nected'at its 'nds to the inner end of each of said Vstrips ofsaidsecond pair also to maintain Y.said second pair of. strips undertension, each of the strips of said second pair having lateral wings atits inner end of greater width than the length of the associated slot tolimit the outward movement of said strips through said slots, theportion of each of the strips of said second pair extending Outwardbeyond said slots deningloops positioned in juxtaposition to the outerportion of said first strips, the free ends of said second stripsextending back through said slots, and means on the free ends of saidsecond stripstopre. vent outward movement thereof through said slots.

References Cited in the yle of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,979,978 Martin Nov. 6, 1934

